Yapham
| Yapham | |
| Yorkshire East Riding | |
|---|---|
 Main street, Yapham | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE788520 |
| Location: | 53°57’32"N, 0°48’1"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 217 (2011) |
| Post town: | York |
| Postcode: | YO42 |
| Dialling code: | 01759 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
East Yorkshire |
Yapham is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, two miles north-east of Pocklington. The parish includes the hamlet of Meltonby and covers about 1,830 acres.[1][2]
Churches
The village Church, St Martin's, is a small church was partially rebuilt in 1777–8. It consists of chancel and nave, with a western turret, containing one bell. The church is a Grade II* listed building[3]
The Wesleyans built a chapel in 1865 however this has been converted into a private house in the 1980s.
History
The earliest surviving reference of the village is in the Domesday Book of 1086, in wich it is recorded as as Iapun. The name is later found as Yapome.[4] with further references in Ancient Petitions, Henry III – James I (1390) when William Lokton petitioned the King for the restoration of the manor of Bolton and other property in Yapome (Yapham). It is not known when the current spelling of the name was adopted.
A school has served the village and surrounding area since before 1773 with a new school built in 1875 to accommodate up to 45 children. The school closed in 1972 with the remaining children transferring to St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School in Fangfoss. The old school buildings are now used as a village hall.
Yapham was served by Yapham Gate railway station on the York–Beverley line for a short while between 1855 and 1865.[5]
Sport and society
- Cricket: Yapham Cricket Club, which has been playing at the cricket ground on the edge of the village for almost 100 years
The Gravel Pit Allotment Association was formed in 2009 to convert the old gravel pit field in between Yapham and Meltonby into community allotments.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Yapham) |
- Pictures of Yapham and the area on Geograph.co.uk
- Pictures of the church, on GENUKI:
- Gravel Pit Allotments
- Yapham in the Domesday Book
References
- ↑ "Church of England: A Church Near You". Church Information. Church of England. http://www.achurchnearyou.com/yapham-cum-meltonby-st-martin/.
- ↑ "Pocklington History: Yapham". Local History. Church of England. http://www.pocklingtonhistory.com/district/yapham/index.php.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1161970: Church of Saint Martin
- ↑ "Ancient Petitions, Henry III – James I". http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=7717380&queryType=1&resultcount=2.
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 12.
